Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views'
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Re: Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views'
#2Actually, a better article is here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-security-cyber/vi...
Re: Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views'
#3I'm sure they are getting their playbook from their Chinese friends. Even Japan is getting more heavy handed than they were, and in Asia, they are the most liberal of all governments in comparison.
Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, all heavy handed as regards the Internet. Russia, China, most of the former Balkan states, Turkey... Brazil, even.
Re: Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views'
#4I'm sure they are getting their playbook from their Chinese friends. Even Japan is getting more heavy handed than they were, and in Asia, they are the most liberal of all governments in comparison. Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, all heavy handed as regards the Internet. Russia, China, most of the former Balkan states, Turkey... Brazil, even.
Internet is just one channel where you can express opinions.
Many journalists are jailed even today based on their opinions, and I feel it's on us tech people to enable them the free speech they deserve.
Re: Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views'
#5I'm sure they are getting their playbook from their Chinese friends. Even Japan is getting more heavy handed than they were, and in Asia, they are the most liberal of all governments in comparison. Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, all heavy handed as regards the Internet. Russia, China, most of the former Balkan states, Turkey... Brazil, even.
Vietnam and China aren't exactly friends. They fought a war in 1979 and have ongoing territorial disputes.
Re: Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views'
#6I'm sure they are getting their playbook from their Chinese friends. Even Japan is getting more heavy handed than they were, and in Asia, they are the most liberal of all governments in comparison. Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, all heavy handed as regards the Internet. Russia, China, most of the former Balkan states, Turkey... Brazil, even.
Democracy is an import to (East) Asian society. The Confucian authoritarian philosophy had been the norm for almost 2000 years. By default, more power are delegated to the government, and people are oblivious or reluctant to question it.
Re: Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views'
#7I'm sure they are getting their playbook from their Chinese friends. Even Japan is getting more heavy handed than they were, and in Asia, they are the most liberal of all governments in comparison. Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, all heavy handed as regards the Internet. Russia, China, most of the former Balkan states, Turkey... Brazil, even.
Internet is just one channel where you can express opinions. Many journalists are jailed even today based on their opinions, and I feel it's on us tech people to enable them the free speech they deserve.
"Us tech people" are the ones enabling them to censor though. From the article: "Facebook this year removed 159 accounts at Vietnam’s behest, while YouTube took down 4,500 videos, or 90 percent of what the government requested".
Re: Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views'
#8I'm sure they are getting their playbook from their Chinese friends. Even Japan is getting more heavy handed than they were, and in Asia, they are the most liberal of all governments in comparison. Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, all heavy handed as regards the Internet. Russia, China, most of the former Balkan states, Turkey... Brazil, even.
Vietnam and China aren't exactly friends . They fought a war in 1979 and have ongoing territorial disputes.
more like "special administrative region" of china.
thought not many people want to believe that, China has very strong political influence in Vietnam
Re: Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views'
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Internet is just one channel where you can express opinions. Many journalists are jailed even today based on their opinions, and I feel it's on us tech people to enable them the free speech they deserve.
"Us tech people" are the ones enabling them to censor though. From the article: "Facebook this year removed 159 accounts at Vietnam’s behest, while YouTube took down 4,500 videos, or 90 percent of what the government requested".
That's nonsense. Countries are responsible for making up their own laws, not foreign techies.
Re: Vietnam Deploys Cyber Warriors to Fight ‘Wrongful Views'
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Us tech people" are the ones enabling them to censor though. From the article: "Facebook this year removed 159 accounts at Vietnam’s behest, while YouTube took down 4,500 videos, or 90 percent of what the government requested".
That's nonsense. Countries are responsible for making up their own laws, not foreign techies.
I think it behooves all techies to reread and really think about the Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace every now and then: